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LADY DAY MEETS THE PRESIDENT: The Magical Musical Partnership of Billie Holiday & Lester Young. For the latest edition of The Jazz Legacy we focus on the remarkable collaboration between vocalist Billie Holiday, and tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Hear the classics “The Man I Love”, “Mean To Me”, “He’s Funny That Way”, “When You’re Smiling”, “Fine And Mellow” and much more.

Join Harry Duncan and Chris Cortez In The Soul Kitchen for Give The Drummer Some: a Special Celebration of some of soul and funk’s most innovative and influential drummers including Jabo Starks, Zig Modeliste, James Gadson, Dave Garibaldi, Bernard Purdie, Howard Grimes, Roger Hawkins and more.

The R&B of RCA. It is a popular belief that the seeds of Rhythm & Blues, Rock n' Roll and even Jazz were planted by the small independent labels and that the major labels exhaustively played catch-up as the music grew in popularity. That is simply not true. The major labels were there from the beginning, often breaking important artists, many with mainstream leanings, while the indie labels promoted the more "grittier" aspects of the music, which we view today as the more "authentic" sound of R&B, Rock n' Roll and Jazz. And so, like Columbia and Decca, RCA Victor released some stellar Rhythm & Blues during the late 1940s into the early 1950s, before the label signed Elvis in 1955. It's hard to imagine Rock n' Roll emerging from a world void of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup as Elvis and his contemporaries took so much inspiration from him, including covering his songs. Crudup was a star on RCA's blues roster as was Jazz Gillum. John Greer, The Robins and even Jesse Belvin all spent time on RCA. This week the spotlight shines on some great Blues, Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues and vocal group sounds from RCA Victor during the golden age of R&B of RCA.

A special one-hour edition celebrating the life of the late Sandra E. Crouch, twin sister of the late Andre Crouch and a Grammy Award Winning Gospel singer, songwriter, percussionist, and solo artist in her own right.

Host Lori Gray’s guest this week is a representative of the Inner-City Theatre Group in Houston, Texas.

Part two of the interview with Bobby Rush, the 2024 Grammy Award Winner for Best Traditional Blues Album, “All My Love,” is the featured guest.

Giulia Marzetti, a systems engineer specializing in sustainable transportation, shares insights on the importance of transportation sustainability. From her childhood passion for environmental care to her current role as a senior consultant, Giulia discusses promoting diversity in STEM fields and tackling challenges such as reducing carbon emissions and ensuring safety. She highlights ongoing efforts in Europe to retrofit infrastructure and align operations with net-zero targets.